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You should definitely plug those lines. Depending on the elevation of your equipment, pitch of the pipes, etc, the lines could completely fill up with water back to the equipment. tony c www.monogramcustombuilders.com

One comment I'd make about the question of mixing equipment brands - there is a nice synergy when you stick with the same manufacturers equipment for a few reasons: 1. Most manufacturers will extend the warranty to 3 years when you install at least 3 pieces of their equipment 2. more...

Pentair has also been bundling a newer wireless connection kit with the Screenlogic interface as part number 522104 We've used a bunch of them, and they work great. The price of the bundled kit is the same as buying the adapter only, so you should buy the bundled kit. tony c

I think when the omnilogic becomes a mature product, it will be a worthy competitor to pentair. On screenlogic 1, pentair got to release 1499. On screenlogic 2 they are at 713, and I can tell you as someone who has about 150 screenlogic systems installed, 713 is rock solid. My company...

pentair's relay server was certainly a headache last year when homelogic (elan) was in charge of it. Pentair now has full control of their own dedicated relay server and since they've switched it over, we haven't had one issue with the server not found. it really has become rock solid. the...

screenlogic is amazing. it really shines if you have an intellichem and variable speed pump. see ph levels, orp, salt. adjust color changing modes on the lights. adjust pump speed, etc. it really is plug and play. and with the new iPhone/android app and revision 713, it is rock...

not sure If they travel to your county, but B&B pools of nj ( Bruce Bagin) is top notch. he is the only Ni builder I recommend. tell Bruce tony from monogram custom pools told you to call. tony c

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give me some town names. We've done a few in quakertown. 1 down in warminster. 2 in the perkasie area.

Yup. I am on the east side on bucks/lehigh county border. tony

Hey Fonzy, Shameless plug here...but this thread describes a pretty good builder in the area. (although, I am a little biased) and-so-it-begins-t37164.html?hilit=monogram tony c. monogram custom pools (lehigh and bucks county)

We have about 50 intellichems installed and haven't had to replace any pump heads yet (all units are 1-2 years old.) But we did notice a little rust on some of the rollers in the pump head. Pentair told us that if the acid is cut to 50% strength (or you use california lower strength acid,)...

blue square is a new company that was started by a pool builder that had an idea of a better way to do an infloor cleaning system. We used one of their distribution heads, and it worked great. I like the concept alot. (but I didn't use it for in floor cleaning.) Personally, I am not a big...

This is a private labeled cleaner. It is virtually the same as the Pentair 820, which is also private labeled by Maytronics. I tested this model...it worked very well, but there were 2 things I didn't like. 1. it doesnt' clean the tile line since it doesn't have the float handle. 2. It...

Richard, Correct...we test FC test on each pool to get our target orp. 99.9% of the time it is between 3-5 fc at 650 orp. Some pools it is set at 675, some 625. We do use pentair's sensors on all pools (they claim they are "professional grade") and we have absolutely found that on our...

thanks matt. I think you nailed it. one thing that it took me a while to realize when I started building pools 8 years ago...is that most pool owner's aren't like "us." They don't care if the FC is dead on....or if the ORP (which they don't even know what that is) varies. As long as...

Hey Jason, I don't doubt that we would have varying levels of FC in our pools (including my personal pool)...but I can tell you without exception, in my over 50 pools with swg and orp, we have never had any algae blooms...no cloudy water....nothing that caused any headaches. Is the chlorine up...

Hey guys, looks like jason got all your answers. The only thing I disagree with (and this doesn't happen often) is the ability of ORP sensors to work on outdoor pools. I understand the issues with the theory of how orp works, but with practical first hand experience with well over 50...

Hey Garet, We have about 50 intellichems installed at our customers now, and they really love the fact that they don't have to test chlorine or pH. Orp absolutely fluctuates a little 10% or so each way....but it doesn't cause an issue. pH is also rock solid. Intelliph is basically a dumb...

the dx5 series is based on the old style maytronics cleaner. they work great, but aren't as user serviceable, don't have the extra scrubbing brush and no top load cartridges. The dx5 is more of the traditional design. m4/m5 is new style. No comparison in my book. m4 if you like the daily...

m5 does not have a bag option since it is top loading, but the cartridges do hold a decent amount. note..the m5 has the better remote and split drive wheels so it can turn on a dime, but it does not have the daily timer function to start itself automatically. for my customers, I actually...

correct on the timer option. you would need to leave it in the pool...or at least on the sunshelf or swimout. tony monogram custom pools

they come with both sets. pleated heavy one is the fine one. the lightweight one that looks more like a screen is the spring clean up one

don, correct on the m4 remote. you can use it to direct the cleaner only. no other features like on the m5 remote (wall scrubbing, etc.) The remote on the m4 is good for pointing it in the general direction you want, but it won't turn on a dime like the m5 with its split drive brushes...

hey guys, The premier is a private label created for 1 retailer and sold heavily on ebay. it is a good cleaner, and almost identical to the pentair 830 (also private labeled by maytronics.) You will only be able to buy it from that 1 retailer on the internet. (although the unit with the same...

Hey guys, SCP has an exclusive on those cleaners, so they don't have as much of a presence as some of their other models. I currently have an M4 and and M5 in my pool that I am evaluating. After 3 weeks of testing, I can say they are the 2 best cleaners I have ever used (and I've tested...

nope...sorry

Hey Brian, We keep all of our intellichem pools at 40cya. Above 50, the orp sensors get a little whacky. 40 works perfectly, and that is what I have been using on my personal pool for about 8 years. tony c

I've never tried it on glass beads. have you tried the handle at different angles?

my plaster crew installed a few bead crete finishes, but had problems with very very sharp pieces. I wouldn't use it on a customer's pool after hearing those stories.